[Update: Your links/websites are coming in fastish and semi-furiously. Keep 'em coming] Can I get a yeeha, y’all? The sub-grassroots motorsports revival known as the 24 Hours of LeMons is heading back to Texas in just over one month’s time. Fenruary 28 — March 1, 2009 to be precise. And as LeMons features nothing but $500 beaters coping with hilarious dilemmas like metal fatigue, the date’s the only precise thing about it. The escaped (but largely harmless) mental patients behind the citrus curtain are calling it Houston Gator-O-Rama. Probably has something to do with the alligator living in MIR’s infield. The long and the short of it that like last time, down below we got the names and cars of all 96 whack job teams groups of heroic men and women that will be racing for the nickels. To envoke none other than Tanner Foust, yes they really are racing for $1,500 in nickels.
Even with our half-assed incomplete definitive and authoritarian list, many questions remain. Such as: will the 1972 Opel GT pit maneuver the 1972 MGB-GT? Or will it be vice-versa? Which is the more absurd entry, an Eagle Talon or a Mitsu 3000GT? And what the hell is a “Bonnelinabird?” Which Mustang will have the biggest cheater motor? Which of the five E30s will cook their electronics the quickest? How many penalties will Team Unintended Acceleration’s Audi 90 collect this time (you’ll be putting the starter in this time boys)? How many penalty laps (total) will the mega-cheater RX-7s get hammered for by me and Judge Martin during BS inspection? What sorta Texan buys an Alfa Romea (a Milano, no less)? And of course, who gets to eat the pig’s feet, as the Sharks ain’t making it? You can find out the answers to all these (and more!) by either getting off your pre-diabetic ass and coming down to somewhere near Houston or stuffing your piehole with Ruffles and reading our coverage. Please note: for some pinner reason LeMon HQ forgot to include the team websites. If you are part of a Texas team and would like your 15 nanoseconds of prefame, please send us the links to your sites. Though the possibility does exist that no team in Texas can figure out this here website thing.
24 HOURS OF LEMONS TEXAS HOUSTON GATOR-O-RAMA 2009
“Z” Team 1991 Toyota Celica Austin TX
2nd Gear Racing 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Houston TX
Apex Vinyl TX Racing 1978 Toyota Pickup Pearland TX
Bangers and Mash 1986 Honda Prelude Houston TX
Beermer 1976 BMW 2002 Sugar Land TX
Bio-Hazard Racing 1995 Ford Ranger XLT Kenner LA
Boehm Racing 1987 Saab 900S Dallas TX
Brawndo, The Thirst Mutilator 1986 Nissan 200SX Dallas, Houston TX
Bubba Drift 1992 Nissan 240SX College Station TX
Charlie’s Ugly Angels 1976 Ford Mustang II Angleton TX
Cupcake Racing 1988 Ford Thunderchicken Houston TX
Def Leppard Still Sucks 1986 Ford Mustang New Braunfels TX
Delinquent Road Hazards 1993 Acura Integra Houston TX
Detroit Bailout 1987 Toyota Supra CA, UT, KS
Doggie Style Racing 1985 Toyota MR2 Austin TX
Dukes of Hiroshima 1993 Nissan Sentra SE-R Fort Worth TX
Dyin’ Tryin’ ????? Houston TX
El Toro Loco ????? Dallas/Fort Worth TX
eLemonators 1992 Toyota Celica Plano TX
Evel Kweasels 1982 Toyota Corolla San Marcos TX
Flying Asses 1994 Mazda Miata Pearland TX
Flying Hoondee 1987 Merkur XR4Ti Sealy TX
Formula M (for Mullet) 1984 Ford Mustang Dallas TX
Four Jerks and a Squirt 1990 Pontiac Camfirerobird Houston TX
Frogmasters 1972 MGB-GT Houston TX
FUBAR Racing 1998 Ford Escort Duncanville TX
Geargrinders 1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Johnson City TX
Gold Member 1987 Toyota MR2 Dallas/Fort Worth TX
Green Hornet Bimmer Racing 1995 BMW 318i Houston TX
Griswold Racing 1979 Ford Pinto wagon Houston TX
Guano by Desmodus Rufus 1984 Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE Floydata TX
Guild of Calamitous Intent 1987 Mazda RX-7 Houston TX
Half-Assed Safety Fast 1991 Infiniti Q45 Des Moines IA
Junk Punch Racing 1990 Ford Mustang Houston TX
Lemoncello Racing 1986 Honda Quaalude Dallas TX
LeMons Racing Experiment (LRE) 1973 Datsun 240Z Houston TX
Longhorn Raceworks 1992 Toyota Celica Angleton TX
Los Cucaroches 1986 Ford Mustang Katy TX
Los Diablos Racing Team 1974 Chevrolet Camaro Boerne TX
Lost in the Dark 1989 Mazda MX6 Dallas/Fort Worth TX
Low Budget Racing 1979 Datsun 280ZX Baton Rouge LA
Margarita 1996 Dodge Neon Brookside Village TX
Medically Challenged 1991 Mitsubishi 3000GT TX, FL
Mustank Racing LLC, POS 1985 Ford Mustang Houston TX
Never Give Up 1971 BMW 1600-2 Houston TX
Norwegian Slaabs - Part Två 1982 Saab 900 Houston TX
One Point Twenty One Jiggawatts! 1980 Mazda RX7 Denver CO
Opular Dependence 1972 Opel GT New Braunfels TX
Out of Town Racing 1986 BMW 325es Houston TX
Polizei und Banditen 1986 BMW 325e Houston TX
Prison Break Racing 1986 BMW 325 Austin TX
Project Yellow Racing 1986 Honda CRX Colorado Springs CO
Punisher Racing 1995 Chevy Caprice wagon St Louis MO
Purple Pin Pall Lefty 1996 Dodge Neon College Station TX
Purple Pin Ball Righty 1997 Plymouth Neon College Station TX
Pwnage Racing 1988 Mazda RX-7 Alvin TX
Race Hard Race Uglier 1987 BMW 325i Lafayette LA
Race Hard Race Ugly BMW 325i Lafayette LA
Rear Impact 1991 Mazda Miata Fort Worth TX
Rebel Z 1982 Datsun 280ZX Houston TX
Red Pig Racing 1994 Mazda Miata Houston TX
Rotorheads 1983 Mazda RX-7 Houston TX
Rum Runners 1980 Chevy Malibu Classic Houston TX
Saabs Gone Wild 1987 Saab 900 Turbo San Diego CA
Scuderia Scooter Trash 1987 Alfa Romeo Milano Luckenbach TX
Scuderia Suino Rosso 1991 Mazda Miata Houston TX
Shake and Bake 4-Cylinder Mustang Mafia 1991 Ford Mustang McKinney TX
Sheila and the Sheiks 1985 Ford Mustang Houston TX
Smilin’ Bob Racing Team 1995 Honda Accord Lake Jackson TX
State Pooper 1989 Ford Mustang Austin TX
Stiff Competition 1984 Mazda RX-7 Arlington TX
Stop, Drop, and RickRoll 1985 BMW 325e Dallas TX
Team Blue Goose 1985 Honda CRX Dallas, Houston, Austin TX
Team Fat Cat Racing 1991 Jaguar XJ6 The Woodlands TX
Team Kachow 1990 Eagle Talon Radiator Springs NM
Team Lemonade 1991 Toyota Celica Dallas TX
Team Mazdarati Corse GTA 1992 Mazda Protégé Austin TX
Team Screwdriver 1979 Pontiac Bonnelinabird Plano TX
Team Sour Puss 1991 Acura Integra Austin TX
Team Supraleggera 1983 Toyota Supra College Station TX
Team Zip Tie 1992 Ford Taurus SHO Houston TX
Tetanus Neon 1995 Dodge Neon Houston TX
The Cajun Coonasses 1995 Saturn SL2 Walnut Creek CA
The Ghostbusters 1987 Toyota Corolla FX16 GT-S Richardson TX
The Smoking Eunuchs 1990 Ford Mustang Dallas TX
TnT Racing 1989 Volkswagen Golf Houston TX
Toxic Asset Racing Program 1986 Toyota MR2 Dallas TX
TSOL 1992 Saab 9000 Houston TX
Unintended Acceleration 1990 Audi 90 Quattro Austin TX
Viva Las Vegas 1990 Honda CRX Denver CO
Warthog Racing 1985 BMW 325e Austin TX
White Lightning Racing 1982 Toyota Celica GT Lafayette LA
Witchdoctor Motorsports/bikiniracer.com 1987 Chevrolet Camaro College Station TX
Z-Wrecks 1982 Datsun 280ZX Houston TX
Zebra Razing 1985 Toyota Truck College Station TX
Posted By: Jonny Lieberman | 10 Comments »
Tags: 24 Hours of LeMons Gator-O-Rama Gator-O-Rama 2009 Houston Houston Gator-O-Rama LeMons MIR Texas LeMons
My ADD kicked in way before I got through the whole list and what cars they are running. I didn’t notice Formula M on the sign up page, but look forward to seeing the Mops blowing in the wind again.
Unfortunately, the Ghetto fabulous LS400 ain’t running this time but I’m sure they can bring it out to punish some unfortunate crappy drivers.
There are more 325’s than I can count. Lots of Miatas this time.
I can’t wait.
Troy
LRE formerly Mad Cow
Isn’t Bonnelinabird obvious? Bonneville/Catalina/Firebird! The Pontiac trifecta. Or is that Ponfecta?
One other thing I keep forgetting to mention.
In SCCA, there’s no Nickels, just ribbons, plaques and stuff like that.
Judge Lieberman-
Did you see the TOP GEAR where Capt. Slow races in Finland? They had a rule where any competitor could buy any other competitor’s car for $1000 at the end of the race. Wouldn’t that solve the cheating thing? If your car was obviously full of 10 grand of dampers and turbos, I’ll just buy the fucker after the finish! Just a thought. Race on!
Larry,
Never seen it, but LeMons has a claim rule. Any car for $500. If there’s a car you want, go see Jay with $500 in cash. He’ll hook you up.
Thanks judge. I somehow missed that in your 100K words on LeMons. So did you buy the Metro?
What? A 91 Mistubishi 3000 GT???? How is that possible for $500?
Glad to see Saabs gone wild are making the 26 hour drive to rep the Cali teams. Plug those noses after El Paso!!! Give’em heck Saab Boys!!!
From the drivers seat: #5 driver of the now the popular British Sports Car the MGB-GT in the wounderful 24 Hours Lemons race held this past weekend here in Houston, Texas. O yes I am the celebrity driver of the Frogmaster. Man it sure was an honor to drive such a well prepared race car. One of the big secerts was the deletion of all Lucas electrics, it seem to work. Mr. Benton, Mr. Graham,Mr.Gallant,Mr.S.Robbins,Mr.Franks,Mr.A.Robbins,Mr.Pastorini,SenorJoseMorales,Mr.Neighbors,Mr.Winkleman,Mr.Lamm.
Driving this indcredible car Sunday for A super challange for myseld and great FUN. That little car was fast, handled and dependable.
My offroad trip yielded one very used racing tire installed on the roof of the car by my great team mates. It must have helped our AERO package,the car being FASTER.
The Lemons car is the starting place, if your interested in a fORUMLA 1 RIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CARLOS BENTINI
GREAT SARDINIAN ROAD RACER
You guys in the MGB scared me going two wide with me through the tight tire section in one of the last turns.
Very interesting post.